The Chinese derby does not betray the expectations, the stop of Roma closes the championship
How do you spell "incredible al Meazza" in Chinese? This is what the supporters of Inter and Milan will have thought at lunchtime on Saturday. The big match does not betray expectations and there could not be a better business card for Italian football. The match ended 2 to 2, with Zapata's goal for Milan. The goal was validated by Goal Line Technology and the chroniclers reacted in the most varied ways. A draw that refers the qualification to the Europa League to the next matches. In the other matches Juventus have further extended their lead in the standings, while Napoli gnaws two points against Roma. In the queue, Empoli wins the Tuscan derby and approaches Genoa again under the Juric brand that draws with Lazio. Serie B is approaching for Palermo and Pescara.
A derby with two faces and a thriller ending
Milan and Inter, both Chinese-owned for the first time, are on the edge of the Europa League zone. Inter shows up without Gagliardini alone, while Milan lacks long-term residents Abate and Bonaventura. The first half was for the Nerazzurri. After a post from Deulofeu, at 36 ′ Candreva receives a throw of 50 meters in the area and a cold Donnarumma. At 44 ′ the Perisic - Icardi axis works well, good at being ready with an empty net. In the second half, the Rossoneri's determination emerged, albeit late. At 83 'it's up to Romagnoli to reiterate a corner kick on the net, while for the final 2 - 2 you have to wait for the 97' and last minute. On the last corner is the other central defensive Zapata to find the winning paw. At first the ball was rejected by Medel, but thanks to Goal Line Technology the goal was validated. For Montella and associates a nice business card for the new Chinese management.
Atalanta corsair in Rome, the same displeases the Capitoline
In the other most interesting clash of the 32nd day, Rome and Atalanta face off. Roma play in order not to lose contact with Juventus, while Atalanta are fighting for a place in the next Europa League. Roma plays with a 4231 with the Salah - Nainggolan - Perotti trio behind a Dzeko bomber. Atalanta without the genius of Gomez relies on a robust 352, with only Kurtic behind Petagna. You can see that Roma are not on the ball right from the start. After a few attempts, Kurtic unlocks the match with a delicious volley from the edge of the area. Roma's reaction is realized only at 50 'with Dzeko, able to send Salah's assist on the net. For Roma, this setback could definitively compromise the run-up to first place. On the contrary, Atalanta, thanks to the draws of Lazio, Milan and Inter, remains in full swing for the Europa League
The other matches
On a Sunday full of draws, as many as five, Juventus and Napoli took advantage of Roma's misstep by winning respectively 2 - 0 against Pescara and 3 - 0 against Udinese. Lazio is stopped on par by a good Genoa while Fiorentina can say goodbye to the hopes of qualification after the home defeat against Empoli. Turin, thanks to the draw with Crotone, hooks a Sampdoria defeated by Sassuolo. In the queue, Cagliari trims 4 goals to Chievo, while Bologna and Palermo split the stakes after a white goal draw.
32nd matchday of Serie A
Inter 2 - 2 Milan (36 ′ Candreva, 44 ′ Icardi; 83 ′ Romagnoli, 97 ′ Zapata)
Fiorentina 1 - 2 Empoli (64 'Tello; 37' El Kaddouri, 93 'Pasqual)
Roma 1 - 1 Atalanta (50 'Dzeko; 22' Kurtic)
Turin 1 - 1 Crotone (66 'Belotti; 81' Simy)
Genoa 2 - 2 Lazio (10 'Simeone, 78' Pandev; 45 'Biglia, 91' Alberto)
Palermo 0 - 0 Bologna
Cagliari 4 - 0 Chievo (11 'Borriello, 15' Sau, 40 ', 90' Joao Pedro)
Pescara 0 - 2 Juventus (22 ', 43' Higuain)
Sassuolo 2 - 1 Sampdoria (49 'Ragusa, 56' Acerbi; 28 'Schick)
Napoli 3 - 0 Udinese (48 'Mertens, 63' Allan, 72 'Callejon)
The Serie A standings
Juventus 80
Roma 72
Naples 70
Lazio 61
Atalanta 60
Milan 58
Inter 56
Fiorentina 52
Sampdoria 45
Turin 45
Udinese 40
Chile 38
Cagliari 38
Sassuolo 35
Bologna 35
Genoa 30
Empoli 26
Croton 21
palermo 16
Pescara 14
